compulsion

noun

/kəmˈpʌlʃn/

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[uncountable, countable] (formal) strong pressure that makes somebody do something that they do not want to do
- compulsion (to do something) You are under no compulsion to pay immediately.
- compulsion (on somebody) to do something There are no compulsions on students to attend classes.
- The legal system is based on compulsion.
Extra Examples
- There is an element of compulsion in the new plan for the unemployed.
- There is no compulsion to say anything.
- You are under no compulsion to disclose this information.
- You're under no compulsion to take part.
- Although there was no legal compulsion, the moral obligation to pay was strong.
- The use of compulsion in psychiatric care is a controversial issue.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- strange
- inner
… of compulsion
- element
verb + compulsion
- feel
- have
preposition
- under compulsion
phrases
- there is no compulsion
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[countable] compulsion (to do something) a strong desire to do something, especially something that is wrong, silly or dangerous synonym urge
- He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything.
- Obsessions and compulsions often develop in people who live stressful lives.
- He felt a great compulsion to drive too fast.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- strange
- inner
… of compulsion
- element
verb + compulsion
- feel
- have
preposition
- under compulsion
phrases
- there is no compulsion
See full entry

单词	compulsion
释义	compulsion noun /kəmˈpʌlʃn/ /kəmˈpʌlʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] (formal) strong pressure that makes somebody do something that they do not want to do compulsion (to do something) You are under no compulsion to pay immediately. compulsion (on somebody) to do something There are no compulsions on students to attend classes. The legal system is based on compulsion. Extra Examples There is an element of compulsion in the new plan for the unemployed. There is no compulsion to say anything. You are under no compulsion to disclose this information. You're under no compulsion to take part. Although there was no legal compulsion, the moral obligation to pay was strong. The use of compulsion in psychiatric care is a controversial issue. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective strange inner … of compulsion element verb + compulsion feel have preposition under compulsion phrases there is no compulsion See full entry [countable] compulsion (to do something) a strong desire to do something, especially something that is wrong, silly or dangerous synonym urge He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything. Obsessions and compulsions often develop in people who live stressful lives. He felt a great compulsion to drive too fast. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective strange inner … of compulsion element verb + compulsion feel have preposition under compulsion phrases there is no compulsion See full entry see also compel Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from late Latin compulsio(n-), from compellere ‘to drive, force’, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.
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